title: Identification of an odontogenic keratocyst and treatment with guided tissue regeneration: case report.
abstract: Odontogenic keratocyst (OKC) is a developmental, noninflammatory chronic cyst that may be unilocular or multilocular. Histologic features of OKC are pathognomonic. A 41-year-old male patient presented for emergency evaluation of a buccal gingival swelling in the area of teeth 34 and 35. Incision and drainage were followed 3 weeks later by surgical curettage and guided tissue regeneration using Puros allograft and resorbable membrane. Biopsy of the excised tissue revealed OKC. At 1-year follow-up, the patient was comfortable and complete resolution of the radiolucent pathology was evident. Periodic examination is required because of the high rate of recurrence of OKC.
authors.affiliation: Tufts University, School of Dental Medicine, Department of Periodontology, 1 Kneeland St., Boston, MA 02111, USA. rory.oneill@tufts.edu
authors.forename: Rory
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: O'Neill
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Al-Hezaimi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005882:Gingival Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016557:Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D009807:Odontogenic Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps
chemical_list: D008567:Membranes, Artificial